Frontale only non-Saudi side in Champions League semis as Al Hilal, Al Ahil and Al Nassr dominate

April 28 – With Yasuto Wakizaka’s extra time goal, Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale knocked out Qatar’s Al Sadd SC 3-2 in their AFC Champions League Elite Finals in Jeddah and became the only non-Saudi Arabian Pro League club in the semi-finals.

Frontale will meet Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr on Wednesday, after the Saudi club beat Japan’s Yokohama F Marinos 4-1.

Frontale have lost in the quarter finals in three of their five Champions League appearances,

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